Today at the live reveal of the next Xbox event, Microsoft announced the Xbox One.

Edited May 21, 201312 yr by Weiss

u all know most of the people who bashed them over about it where sony fan's and some of there old fans but even with there policys people where still buying thre counsel and you cant complan with how they where trying to get more money think about how much it cost them to get all the exclusive thos are not cheap. it was the same as SE selling out to microsoft they need cash and u got over that just cause your a fan then u should all understand that microsoft need cashed to make up for the millions they spent on thos exclusivs if you a real fan youll get over it anyway so just chill on them and this is comeing from a person who doesnt even like xbox

 

oh and on a side note your all saying if sony had done that and not microsoft you would have switched to xbox im a loyal fan and still with thos poilcys would have bought a ps4

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by darklunatic

Did it for the money? owo They already have to reconstruct whatever for the Xbox One models they already made to do these changes. That lowers their funds and they had to throw away their plans and do those all over. Doing just that proves they care about their fans and what they want, not because they want the money. I don't even know how you guys come up with that.

 

If Sony had the same restrictions as them, they wouldn't have bothered to change it. PS4 was outselling the the Xbox 1 in pre-orders for obvious reasons, etc. Microsoft made the decision to force something on the consumers and they had no choice but to be a wuss and change it. You want to make money, you give the consumers what they want or else they'll just buy the next best thing. If they cared about their fans, they wouldn't have made those restrictions in a world that isn't ready for them yet. I don't know how you don't see that.

Edited June 20, 201312 yr by Rob

Microsoft isn't out of their hole yet. They more like made a mound in their hole to poke their head out. I've been reading comments all around the internet, and the general consensus is still generally anti-Microsoft and "too little, too late." 

Microsoft will sell just fine come this holiday, but they have a massive amount of ass kissing to preform over the next few months to win back a huge chunk of their customers. 

I still foresee a very strong PS4 lead in the first year. As long as Sony doesn't say something stupid, and PS4's aren't prone to combustion or something, they have pretty calm seas ahead.

Minus that firmware debacle anyway. Sony'd be wise to stop firetrucking with the PS3 firmware at this point.

If Sony had the same restrictions as them, they wouldn't have bothered to change it. PS4 was outselling the the Xbox 1 in pre-orders for obvious reasons, etc. Microsoft made the decision to force something on the consumers and they had no choice but to be a wuss and change it. You want to make money, you give the consumers what they want or else they'll just buy the next best thing. If they cared about their fans, they wouldn't have made those restrictions in a world that isn't ready for them yet. I don't know how you don't see that.

They made those restrictions cause they wanted to really be next generation. If you saw the interview posted on this thread earlier with Don Mattrick he even said so. Yet they received so much complaint they actually listened to the fans and changed it and no longer have too much ability over their next gen plans anymore. They were willing to throw all of what they did away to do what the fans wanted. So it's not about the money.

They made those restrictions cause they wanted to really be next generation. If you saw the interview posted on this thread earlier with Don Mattrick he even said so. Yet they received so much complaint they actually listened to the fans and changed it and no longer have too much ability over their next gen plans anymore. They were willing to throw all of what they did away to do what the fans wanted. So it's not about the money.

No, they did it for money. No company will ever do anything for a fan/fans and thats a fact. They only want to be profitable

They made those restrictions cause they wanted to really be next generation. If you saw the interview posted on this thread earlier with Don Mattrick he even said so. Yet they received so much complaint they actually listened to the fans and changed it and no longer have too much ability over their next gen plans anymore. They were willing to throw all of what they did away to do what the fans wanted. So it's not about the money.

Thing is I don't get why they think the future is all of that bs. I don't understand how they think consumers would want it to be the future at all. It's not for the fans really. Because money is what talks to companys. 

No, they did it for money. No company will ever do anything for a fan/fans and thats a fact. They only want to be profitable

They want to be profitable yes, but in order to do that they gotta care for the fans  

Microsoft is a company. Same with Nintendo and Sony. The number one goal of a company is ALWAYS to make money. It's not only to support themselves and their families, but they have a responsibility to return the money to their investors. 

 

There is nothing wrong with trying to make money as long as it's not illegal or immoral. Microsoft has done nothing illegal or immoral so no need to call them evil for trying to make a buck. 

 

I know it's makes you feel nice and warm inside believing that companies do things just to be nice and just for the fans, but no, the incentive is making money. If being nice and pleasing fans is how they will make the most money then that's how they will do it. On the other hand, if acting like a jerk and screwing fans over is how to make the most money that's how they will do it. 

 

I'm not saying I liked the online check ups and blocked used games Microsoft originally had, but it has to be acknowledged that there is nothing wrong with a business trying to make money. 

 

Money makes the world go around. Without money everything stops. 

 

 

Alright your choice man. But like any other company, Microsoft only cares if you buy their product. Who says they won't go back on their word? Once people buy it, they could make an update and put things back the way they were.

 

Because doing that would be an idiotic decision and cause them to lose all of their customers and the gaming division of Microsoft would completely crumble causing the company to lose millions of dollars and sending thousands of people to unemployment offices. 

 

Microsoft and all business for that matter aren't (always) evil monsters who try to screw people over every chance they get just for fun. 

Edited June 22, 201312 yr by Amon

Xbox One Controller Price Announced:

 

The Xbox One's new wireless controller will cost $60, according to an update from the Microsoft Store, making it $10 more expensive than its predecessor.

Microsoft announced some of the pricing for Xbox One accessories Monday. Along with the controller, there will be a charge bundle available for $75 that allows gamers to recharge their Xbox One Controllers.

 

Source: http://mashable.com/2013/07/29/xbox-one-controller-price/

Xbox One Controller Price Announced:

 

The Xbox One's new wireless controller will cost $60, according to an update from the Microsoft Store, making it $10 more expensive than its predecessor.

Microsoft announced some of the pricing for Xbox One accessories Monday. Along with the controller, there will be a charge bundle available for $75 that allows gamers to recharge their Xbox One Controllers.

 

Source: http://mashable.com/2013/07/29/xbox-one-controller-price/

I don't understand how they haven't adopted the usb charging...

well here some more news for XB1 http://gematsu.com/2013/08/xbox-one-game-dvr-restricted-to-xbox-live-gold-members

well here some more news for XB1 http://gematsu.com/2013/08/xbox-one-game-dvr-restricted-to-xbox-live-gold-members

So now you have to pay to get all the game has to offer?  What will they come up with next?

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Microsoft's unboxing of the Xbox One:

whats with the recent hype for the xbox one? suddenly theres a bunch of news for it and ,for exsample, there seems to be a lot of things about it in the ebgames website. so anyone knows why? i just think they already gave too much info in the ps4 but i dont know for sure

They dropped all that crap that no one liked.  So all this new information is basically "WE AIN'T STALKING YOU NOW, YOU CAN UNPLUG OUR WEBCAM WE'RE SPYING ON YOU WITH, USED GAMES ARE ALLOWED, PLEASE LOVE US"

What Caity has said ^_^

 

But honestly,I don't give a shit 

 

For me It's Ps4Wii U all the way since those actually has variety of genres that I liked,instead of only limiting themselves to M-rated generic FPSWRPG games that I've seen many many times

They dropped all that crap that no one liked.  So all this new information is basically "WE AIN'T STALKING YOU NOW, YOU CAN UNPLUG OUR WEBCAM WE'RE SPYING ON YOU WITH, USED GAMES ARE ALLOWED, PLEASE LOVE US"

Even if they did get rid of all of those lame features they still have to bring good games to give people a reason to buy a Xbox One. Or it will be a flop like with the original Xbox and Xbox 360.

 

This is now one of the reasons i still like you microsoft  

If you don't have an Internet connection you can't use Xbox One. Lol. 

 

Quite literally there is a mandatory day-one update and if you don't download & install it you can't use your Xbox One.

http://www.vg247.com/2013/11/11/xbox-one-drm-rumours-re-surface-after-call-of-duty-ghosts-offline-issues-microsoft-replies/

 

Oops

If you don't have an Internet connection you can't use Xbox One. Lol.  Quite literally there is a mandatory day-one update and if you don't download & install it you can't use your Xbox One.

It's the same for the ps4 day 1 drm removing update. It's the same as the xbox one

It's the same for the ps4 day 1 drm removing update. It's the same as the xbox one

 

The PS4's day one update isn't required for using the PS4 though. With Xbox One you can't use it without the update, with the PS4 you can play PS4 games without the update.

I've decided I am going to have an xbox one alongside my wii u next gen. http://wiiudaily.com/2013/06/banjo-kazooie-xbox-one-rumor/ n64 banjo on xbox live arcade and a new 3d platformer will make me very happy. I also have played the ps4 controller but i do generally like xbox controllers better. The os seems fantastic with the kinect voice control and switching in between xbox one games, movies, anything plugged into the xbox one hdmi input, browser, etc. seems fantastic. The xbox one seems to be having better excluves atm too. 

I've decided I am going to have an xbox one alongside my wii u next gen. http://wiiudaily.com/2013/06/banjo-kazooie-xbox-one-rumor/ n64 banjo on xbox live arcade and a new 3d platformer will make me very happy. I also have played the ps4 controller but i do generally like xbox controllers better. The os seems fantastic with the kinect voice control and switching in between xbox one games, movies, anything plugged into the xbox one hdmi input, browser, etc. seems fantastic. The xbox one seems to be having better excluves atm too. 

At the moment.

 

Can I just say... the XBOX One controller is so firetrucking awesome. Like... I love the look of it. It has that smooth front, the buttons look excellent, the triggers look amazing, and it's so nice and thin.

 

It's the only part of the XBOX One that's attractive to me, but I felt it needed to be said that that is a sexy ass controller.